Haworth Memorial Lectureship

Administrative responsibility for this award lies with the RSC Carbohydrate Group. Decisions will be made by an independent award selection committee appointed by the RSC Carbohydrate Group Chair. The award selection committee will be drawn from past Chairs of the RSC Carbohydrate Group, past award recipients and other scientists of international standing in the field.

Nominations for this award, which will be presented every second year (even years), may be submitted to the Group Secretary. The deadline for nominations is usually in January of the award year.

About the award

Founded in 1969 in commemoration of Sir Norman Haworth (president of the Chemical Society 1944-46), this lecture deals with advances in any area of carbohydrate chemistry, and is delivered in alternate years during the Carbohydrate Chemistry Group's autumn meeting. It is awarded in recognition of sustained, internationally recognized contributions to carbohydrate chemistry.

Nominations

Nominations should be made to the Carbohydrate Group Secretary by 15 January 2018. In line with other RSC awards, nominations should adhere to the following format:

Your name, contact details, and membership number

The nominee’s name and contact details

An up to date CV for the candidate (no longer than one A4 side, 11pt text) which should include a summary of their education and career, a list of 5 relevant publications, total numbers of publications and patents (if appropriate) and website URL if relevant

A supporting statement (up to 4500 characters, not including spaces)

A short citation describing what the nominee should be awarded for ideally no longer than one sentence